Monthly Highlights: April 2011

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FEATURED THIS MONTH

Two Operas, One Month

It’s the height of San Diego Opera’s 2011 season and UCSD-TV gives you behind-the-scenes access with “Opera Spotlight” and fascinating conversation with the artistic teams on “Stars in the Salon.” This month we’re featuring “Der Rosenkavalier” and “Faust,” both premiering on the San Diego stage in April.

Der Rosenkavalier
Online now! Stars in the Salon
April 1 at 9pm Opera Spotlight

Faust
April 19 at 8pm Stars in the Salon
April 22 at 9pm Opera Spotlight

The Evolution of Human Altruism

Tune in for “The Evolution of Human Altruism,” the latest series from the Center for Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA), which takes an in-depth look at how humans came to care and cooperate.

Understanding Our Brain and Social Behaviors, Trade and Markets and Cooperation April 13 at 9pm
Explore how the mammalian brain contributes to the development of social behaviors and how the concepts of trade and markets apply to understanding the development of cooperation in humans.

Golden Rule, Why We Care, Tribal Instincts and Cooperation April 20 at 9pm
Learn about the mechanisms that compel us to obey the “Golden Rule”, why humans are such “other-regarding” apes and how tribal social instincts influence cooperative behavior.

Cooperation: Biology and Social Ecology, the “Free-Rider” April 27 at 9pm
Explore the biological basis of the evolution of cooperation, how and why societies organize to suppress the “free-rider” and how the ecology of societies influence the evolution of cooperation and altruism.


PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

All programs repeat throughout the month. Visit the Program Schedule on our web site for additional air dates and times.

New UCSD@50 – April Edition!
Biology, Stuart Collection, Graduate Students, Baseball, IDEaS

Premieres April 11 at 8pm

Health & Medicine

Research on Aging: New Images of Memory and the Aging Brain

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Science

Modeling Ocean Circulation in the Age of Supercomputers

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Public Affairs

Mexico Moving Forward: Science and the Environment

Mexico Moving Forward: Philanthropy and the Corporate Community

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Arts & Music Arts & Music

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus: Concerto

Special online excerpt of Prometheus, the Poem of Fire

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Check out the latest additions to our online video archive.

LeNoir – NMA Pediatric Lecture: Rare Diseases

Achieving Justice for Victims of Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity with Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp

UCSD By Design: Jean-Philippe Vassal

More videos and podcasts>>